Sled.



No- 837,280. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906."

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1906.

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JOHN O. JORGENSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SLED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed April 28.1906. Serial No. 314,172.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JonN O. JoRGENsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in sleds designed, primarily,for manual propulsion along snow-covered roadways.

The main object of the present invention is the production of a sled ofsectional formation in which the minimum number of parts necessary tothe requisite strength are utilized, the particular arrangement of suchparts providing for an effective bracing connection whereby the deviceis of extreme strength and durability.

l/Vith the above object in view the invention consists in certainspecific details of construction, which. will be fully described in thefollowing specification, reference being had particularly thereof to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sledcon structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view of the same.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved sled comprisesduplicate runners 1, which may be of any desired length and formation incross-section, being preferably of squared formation and constructed ofWood. To the lower surface of each runner is secured a shoe 2,preferably a metallic stri coexten sive in width with the width of t erunner and terminally bent to engage the rear end of the runner, as at3, and shaped at the forward end to embrace the point of the runner, asat 4. The runners are of course to be appropriately shaped at theforward ends, being preferably formed on a slight upper curve to providefor riding over obstructions, as is shown in the device of thischaracter.

The handle-bar 5 is supported above and transverse the runners throughthe medium of standards 6, which are secured at their upper ends to thehandle and are rearwardly bent at their lower ends to provide extensions7 designed to rest squarely upon and be secured to the 11 per surface ofeach runner. By preference t e standards 6 are disposed about centrallyof the length of the runners and are suitably interbraced through themedium of cross-bars 8, connecting the respective standards above therunners.

The foot-rest 9 is secured upon the upper surface of each runnerimmediately in rear of the extensions 7 of the standards, said footrestbeing preferably of greater Width than the runner. The standards, arefurther pressed relative to the runners through the medium of brace-bars10, which are secured at their upper ends to the runners in advance ofthe standards and curved upwardly and rearwardly from said connection toa point above the runners, as at 11, and terminating in contact with thestandards, being bent upwardly at their rear ends to provideforwardly-arranged projections 12, designed to bear against and befirmly secured to the standards. The portion '11 of each of thebrace-bars is su ported directly from the runner through t 1e medium ofposts 13, disposed at the res ective ends of the portionll and bearingat t ieir lower ends upon the surface of the runner and at the upperends directly beneath the brace-bar. The respective brace-bars areconnected through the medium of crossed tie-rods 14, which project fromthe respective ends of the portion 1 1 of the brace-rods, preferablydirectly overlying the posts 13. The ends of the rods are secured inposition through the medium of bolts 15, which extend through said rods,the brace-bars, posts 13, and into the runner, the lower surface of thelatter being recessed at this point, as at 16, to receive the threadedends of the bolts and permit the use of nuts 17 to secure the boltsagainst displacement.

While obviously capable of being constructed of any desired material, itis my preference that all parts of the sled of this invention, with theexception of the shoes 2 and bolts 15, be constructed entirely of wood,the necessary bending of the standards and brace-bars being gained bythe usual steaming or other processes.

In use the operator, or two operators, if desired, may propel the sledby resting one foot upon the adjacent foot-rest 9 and utilizing theother as a driving means in an obvious manner, the guiding of the sledbeing relatively accomplished by proper use of the handle 5. Thetie-rods 14 provide, in effect, an additional seat to accommodate arider or to provide for the carrying of an article.

The construction described is simple, and owing to particulararrangement of the bracebars presents a light, compact, and extremelydurable sled, which while primarily designed for manual propulsion willbe equally serviceable in coasting or analogous use, in which event ofcourse the rider will utilize both foot-rests as supports.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Asled comprising runners, a handle disposed above and transverse therunners, a combined handle and brace bar terminally connected to eachrunner and to each standard, each bar intermediate its end connectionsbeing projected in parallel relation to the runner, posts connectingsaid parallel portion of the bar with the runner, and bolts passedthrough the bars, post and runner.

2. A sled comprising runners,a handle disposed above and transverse therunners, a combined handle and brace bar terminally connected to eachrunner and to each standard, each bar intermediate its end connectionsbeing projected in parallel relation to the runner, posts connectingsaid parallel portion of the bar with the runner, and bolts passedthrough the bars, post and runner, and tie-rods connecting therespective bars and secured in place by the said bolts.

3, A sled comprising runners, a handle disposed above and transverse therunners, a combined handle and brace bar terminally connected to eachrunner and to each stand ard, each bar intermediate its end connectionsbeing projected in parallel relation to the runner, posts connectingsaid parallel portion of the bar with the runner, and bolts passedthrough the bar, post and runner,=a1-1 d tie-rods connecting therespectivebarsand secured in place by said bolts, and foot-restssupported on each runner in rear of the standards, said foot-rests beingof greater width than the runner.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN O. JORGENSON.

Witnesses:

W. E. PARKER, A. A. SoHAD.

